Overview

In this course, Dr. Carl Sanders and Dr. Ronn Johnson discuss the theological importance of humanity’s creation in the image of God, separation from a relationship with God because of sin, biblical concepts of atonement and justification, and the ultimate destiny of believers. Theological approaches to related issues, such as corporate human relationships, gender, race, and the value of work are also considered.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

Be familiar with how theology informs our understanding of humanity and human relationships

Grasp the impact of sin on the relationship between God and humankind

Be able to think theologically about humanity’s estranged relationship to God

Understand God’s plan for human salvation

Understand the consistency between the OT and NT concepts of salvation

Be familiar with various views of the atonement

Understand God’s goal in glorification of those humans who embrace his salvation

Course Outline

Unit 1: Humanity

Introducing the Doctrine of Humanity

The Image of God in Humankind

Studying the “Image of God” with the Sermon Starter Guide

The Awakening of Humankind

Human Connection and Disconnection

Human Freedom

Sin, Salvation, and Glorification

Quiz – Unit 1

Unit 2: Humanity: Individual and Corporate

The Biblical Idea of Corporate Humanity

Using the Bible Facts Tool to Find Connections

Practices of Corporate Humanity

Behaviors of Corporate Humanity

Corporate Humanity and Other Doctrines

Implications of Corporate Humanity

Using the Timeline Tool to Trace Slavery’s Effect on the Church

Quiz – Unit 2

Unit 3: Gender: Male and Female

Basic Issues to Thinking Theologically about Gender

Competing Christian Views on Gender

Creation and Gender Roles: Evidence for Hierarchy

The Impact of the Fall on Gender Roles

Jesus and Women

The New Testament Emphasis on Equality

New Testament Indications of Hierarchy

Using the Bible Sense Lexicon to Distinguish Meaning in the New Testament

About the Instructors

Dr. Carl Sanders is an associate professor of theology at Lancaster Bible College’s Capital Bible Seminary. He has taught at college and seminary levels since 1999 at several schools: Bethel University (St. Paul, Minnesota), Northwestern College (St. Paul, Minnesota), and Washington Bible College in Washington, DC, where he also served as chair of the Bible and theology department (2003–2012).

Dr. Sanders is well liked by his students for his down-to-earth presentation of Bible doctrine. Students quickly learn that he enjoys talking about theology and has a quick wit. Among his strengths as a lecturer are his ability to distill information to essential elements, as well as his good-natured way of fairly explaining differences in theological positions. Dr. Sanders has a keen interest in urban ministry and has served for many years in racially diverse urban congregations. His interest in local-church experience helps him practice theology in ways that reflect the diversity present in the body of Christ. He strives to make theology interesting and practical.

Dr. Ronn Johnson, lecturer in biblical studies at the University of Northwestern St. Paul, Minnesota, has been the senior pastor at his church, Coon Rapids Evangelical Free, since 2006. He previously taught in the Bible departments at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College (1991–1994) and The Master’s College (1994–1996).

Dr. Johnson is well known by his students for demanding that they think about what they believe instead of being passive listeners. His approach is the opposite of proof-texting—simply quoting Bible verses without consideration of what they might mean in context. His goal is to drive home the point that the Bible is more than a collection of verses to be memorized and thrown into play—it’s a message from God that had a clear, coherent purpose that we need to hear without imposing our own traditions on the text. That approach of loyalty to the Bible above all else comes through in his Mobile Ed sessions on Bible doctrine.

He and his wife, Susan, have three teenage children. His pastimes include reading and giving too much attention to Kirby, the family dog.

Getting the most out of Mobile Ed

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Readings for the courses are often tailored to Platinum because the larger library provides access to a wide range of suggested resources and increases search results for further study.

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